International Solutions to Improving Financial Literacy

The program brought together international financial literacy experts who addressed potential solutions to improving financial literacy for citizens in countries around the world that operate under varying economic conditions. The Summit panelists focused on how global government and financial education leaders, in collaboration with providers, can develop resolutions to positively impact global financial literacy efforts.

International Financial Literacy Research

The panel focused on financial education research as a way to gauge the state of financial literacy around the world. Additionally, the panel examined how to promote responsible money behavior and ways in which human knowledge can impact one's financial decisions.

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WHY FINANCIAL LITERACY MATTERSFinancial literacy has become a tour de force for all ages in today's society. Summit 2012 brought together experts to discuss the growth of a financially literate global community.View it now